Cat people: Do free rabies shots and free spaying sound like a bargain?

Then you’re in luck. The 2008 “Spay a Stray” Campaign kicks off Feb. 1 in New Hanover County, sponsored by Adopt-An-Angel, a local non-profit that encourages pet adoption.

During the campaign – which organizers say will last as long as funds hold out – pet owners can pick up vouchers for spaying and rabies vaccinations at Pet Supermarket, 3908 Oleander Drive, next to the Azalea Station post office. These vouchers will be honored at the Cape Fear Spay/Neuter Clinic, 4229 Castle Hayne Road.

Participants must be New Hanover County residents, with a limit of two vouchers per household. The offer is good for female cats only. Cats may be personal pets, “loosely owned” or neighborhood strays.

The object of the campaign is to limit the explosion of homeless, unwanted kittens that tends to overwhelm local shelters each spring.

Last year’s “Spay a Stray” drive was able to fix more than 300 cats.

Founded in 2004, Adopt-An-Angel has helped place more than 2,000 animals with good homes. The organization is accepting cash donations to help with “Spay a Stray.” Checks payable to Adopt-An-Angel should be mailed to the group at P.O. Box 15095, Wilmington, N.C. 28408. Please place “Spay a Stray” in the check’s message field.

For more information, call Cape Fear Spay/Neuter Clinic at 602-1101 or Adopt-An-Angel at 392-0557 or visit www.adoptanangel.net.

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Tom Grady is a Wilmington native and an animal lover, since his days as a Port City toddler. He’s spent a lifetime studying animals and over the last two decades promoting the preservation of wildlife habitat and the adoption of homeless pets.

The missions of the Cape Fear Critters Blog include reporting on animal and pet-related news, highlighting issues as they relate to pets and wildlife and to help homeless pets find loving homes.